Section 19
"Judge"
of Penal Code
The word "Judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person -
(a)
who is employed by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgment, or a judgment which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which. if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive; or
(b)
who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgment.
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(a)
A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge.
(b)
A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power only to commit for trial to another Court is not a Judge.